Berättarkraft
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Berättarkraft 2025
Berättarkraft 2025
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Berättarkraft 2025
Berättarkraft 2025
Görel Crona - Berättarkraft
Hjärtans Fröjd-priset och Blekinge Bokfestival 2025
Berättarkraft 2025

Berättarkraft 2025

Blekinge’s Largest Literature & Storytelling Festival, March 8–9 | Karlshamn & Olofström

 

TIME – Where Then Meets Now

Two days. Forty authors. Endless stories.

Imagine a weekend where Sweden’s most celebrated writers meet the storytelling talents of tomorrow. Where spontaneous conversations spark between stage performances, and creativity flows in historic industrial spaces and modern cultural venues.

Welcome to Berättarkraft 2025 – more than just a literature festival!

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For the Literature Enthusiast:

40+ authors and publishers
Book sales & signings
Intimate author talks

See the full program – Berättarkraft 2025

For Families:

Children’s theater: "Väx upp!"
Interactive storytelling sessions
Family-friendly atmosphere

Learn more here – Children's Theater

Music Meets Storytelling

Blekinge Folkhögskola’s Songwriting & Storymaking students unite to honor the legacy of Swedish music legend Cornelis Vreeswijk.

March 9, 15:30–16:30
Lokstallarna, Svarta
Free entry!

Spotlight Events

Karlshamn/Olofström Reads: Folk som sår i snö

 

Berättarkaft 2025 - Folk som sår i snö av Tina Harnesk

Join the community reading experience! Pick up your free copy at the library and dive into Tina Harnesk’s gripping novel.

Get your book here

Theater Experiences – When Words Come to Life

Selma’s Hidden Passions – Selmas samlade vrede

Berättarkraft Teaterföreställning Selmas smlade vrede

Experience a powerful monologue by Margareta Skantze, where Görel Crona brings a new side of Selma Lagerlöf to life. Not the fairy tale author you thought you knew – but a woman who fought, loved, and changed Swedish literature forever.

March 9, 15:30
Olofström Kulturhus
Duration: 90 minutes
Learn more – Selma's Hidden Passions

 

 

Lunch with Live Country Music

A unique dining experience with AK & the Brotherhood

AK & the Brotherhood Live at Steakhouse
Take a break from the festival and enjoy a musical lunch where food and music blend in perfect harmony. Alo Karlsson, frontman of the acclaimed country band AK & the Brotherhood, delivers an intimate concert alongside guitarists Mikael Strömqvist and Johan Glössner.

When: 12:00, March 9
Where: Steakhouse, Olofström
What: Live music & lunch

Blekinge Book Festival 2025

Blekinge Book Festival welcomes all literature lovers to a unique gathering place for the written word. An impressive lineup of over 40 authors will be joined by established antiquarian booksellers, vibrant writing clubs, passionate literary societies, and innovative publishers. Here, you can meet your favorite authors, get your books signed, and discover new literary treasures.

One of the festival’s highlights is the thought-provoking panel discussion "The Place of Culture in Media." Aftonbladet’s experienced culture writer Barbro Westling will moderate a conversation with two of the region’s leading journalistic voices: Mimmi Karlsson Bernfalk from Blekinge Läns Tidning and Anders Nilsson from Sydöstran.

Together, they will explore the crucial question of how culture is valued and presented in today’s media landscape. The audience is warmly invited to participate with their own questions and reflectons. 

Hjärtans Fröjd Award 2025

Sweden’s Best Young Adult Book

🏆 Award Ceremony & Author Talk

When: 10:30
📍 Where: Lokstallarna, Stora

Featuring:
📚 Per Nilsson
👑 Linda Jones (2024 award winner)
This year’s winner

Named after Blekinge author Per Nilsson’s renowned novel, Hjärtans Fröjd is a prestigious literary award, including a traveling trophy and a prize sum of 40,000 SEK. The award is presented as part of Blekinge Book Festival.

Organizer: Biblioteksutveckling Blekinge Kronoberg / Region Blekinge.

Hjärtans Fröjd-priset 2025

Practical Information

Free entry to most events
Two cities:

  • Karlshamn – March 8
  • Olofström – March 9

 

Berättarkraft 2025 Programblad

 

Berättarkraft 2024 - Samarbetspartners